Ma Liuniang slightly frowned. It was not easy to bring Gu Nianxue back. If she was forced to her death over a dead Song Zhen, the loss would be too great.

At this moment, Gu Nianxue walked in, and upon seeing Song Zhen's corpse, she unabashedly expressed her disdain, "What does Song Zhen's death have to do with Chu Nan?"

"I think it's clear that Song Zhen did too many bad deeds and didn't know which strong person he provoked, leading to his cursed death."

Song Zhen's death was too bizarre, making anyone think he was cursed.

Upon hearing Gu Nianxue's words, Ma Ju immediately shouted angrily, "You brat, say that again and I'll make you accompany my grandson to the grave!"

Song Zhen was already dead, and Ma Ju had lost hope, so she wouldn't pin her expectations on Gu Nianxue, harboring deeper hatred instead.

Ma Liuniang's brows tightly furrowed at Ma Ju's words. Gu Nianxue was her crucial piece for rising in the Ma family.

There could be no mistakes, so she mercilessly reprimanded, "Sister, you've let anger cloud your mind, you should rest well and stop causing trouble for me!"

After speaking, Ma Liuniang looked at the martial artists of the Ma family by her side.

Everyone understood her intent, immediately withdrew from the room, sealing the cabin to prevent Ma Ju from going mad.

Ma Ju had been married off from the Ma family, and only returned due to her husband's death, but her talent was average, so her status in the family was not high, nowhere close to Ma Liuniang's.

Today, Ma Ju's threat to Gu Nianxue crossed Ma Liuniang's bottom line, so she didn't hesitate to imprison Ma Ju.

Seeing this scene, Gu Nianxue also had a complex expression; this is how large families operate.

Everything is about interests and value. If you infringe on their interests, they can turn hostile regardless of shared blood.

If she lost the Cold Frost Battle Body, the result might be even more devastating than being abandoned when she was poisoned with cold.

In such an emotionless and unethical family, it's hard for Gu Nianxue to feel any sense of belonging.

"Chu Nan, I'll wait for you in the Imperial Capital."

...

After killing Song Zhen, Chu Nan felt elated and remembered Kui Guang had promised to help him with artifact refining. He took out the artifact refining materials he had prepared, "Sword Venerable Master, I've prepared all the materials you need for crafting."

"We have plenty of time now, enough for you to craft a Spirit Martial."

Woosh～

With a gust of wind, Kui Guang, cloaked in black and with an indistinguishable face, slowly appeared, scanning the materials and the furnace, "The materials are top-notch, not bad, not bad!"

"With my current power, it will take just three days to craft this!"

With that, Kui Guang's wide sleeve swept up, and all the artifact refining materials flew into the air.

Chu Nan watched as Kui Guang continuously formed hand seals, controlling all the materials mid-air, as crimson flames appeared out of thin air, starting to forge these materials.

Everything was incredibly natural, perfectly aligned with the forces of heaven and earth!

Without any external aid, Kui Guang, with his tattered cultivation and superb techniques, could transform ordinary refining materials into Spirit Martial.

Chu Nan watched in amazement, thinking these methods could be described as stealing the creation of heaven and earth!

"When the time comes, I also want to learn artifact refining techniques, to craft powerful Spirit Martials with my own hands!"

Then, while Kui Guang refined the artifact for Chu Nan, Chu Nan focused on his cultivation.

Having achieved the ninth level of the Spirit Pill, the most crucial task now was how to mold his own Martial Wheel.

The foundation for molding a Martial Wheel includes many things: Cultivation Techniques, bloodlines, Martial Skills, and Martial Intent.

Anything a martial artist's cultivation can possess, if strong enough, can be turned into a Martial Wheel.

Especially Cultivation Techniques, they are the foundation of foundations for molding a Martial Wheel and can even mold multiple Martial Wheels.

The Desolate Profound Transformation Scripture is a top-grade Celestial Tier Cultivation Technique, and Chu Nan calculated that this level of technique could mold at least four Martial Wheels.

But four Martial Wheels are not enough for Chu Nan; he wants more, at least seven, or even the legendary nine!

Whether there are more beyond nine, Chu Nan does not know.

Before this, what he needs to do is accumulate, elevate his Cultivation Technique, Martial Skills, and Martial Intent to the utmost.

He aims to mold more Martial Wheels upon breaking through the Yang Wheel Realm.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed, Kui Guang completed the artifact refining, and with a clang, a gigantic earth-colored armor fell to the ground, creating a one-meter diameter, three-inch deep pit.

Even without touching it, just one glance and Chu Nan could tell the thing was incredibly heavy.

"Sword Venerable Master, is this the Spirit Martial you crafted for me?" Chu Nan's mouth twitched slightly, hardly believing it.

Kui Guang nodded, "Yes, it's called the Broken Divine Armor, weighing eight thousand and one hundred pounds!"

Chu Nan was shocked. Eight thousand and one hundred pounds; wearing it would be like carrying a turtle shell?

The name sounded imposing, but it was too heavy, so Chu Nan tentatively asked, "Is this the type of Spirit Martial that becomes lighter after recognizing its master?"

Kui Guang shook his head, "What kind of fantasy are you imagining?"

Chu Nan was speechless and voiced his doubt, "Sword Venerable Master, with armor like this, how am I supposed to fight with it?"

Let alone fighting, wearing it might make running impossible.

"Who said it's for fighting? The Broken Divine Armor is meant to aid your cultivation," Kui Guang explained, "This armor has restrictions set by me, binding your body."

"It forces you to tap into your potential through weighted exercises."

What Kui Guang said made sense, but Chu Nan questioned again, "Sword Venerable Master, do I have to wear this thing for life?"

"Of course not!" Kui Guang continued, "This brings us to its second feature: it can't be removed by brute force, but only with strong Spiritual Sense power."

"You can only break this armor by mastering the first level of the Tenfold Soul Shaking Sword, using the power of Soul Shaking."

"Pressure creates motivation. To free yourself from its restraints, you must not slack in your cultivation."

Chu Nan understood that Kui Guang used so many materials, only to craft this thing, really a case of shooting oneself in the foot.

Wearing this armor, his power would be severely limited, probably less than half his full strength.

He sighed slightly, resigned to reality, and put on the Broken Divine Armor...

Time flew by for a few days, and the day to head to the Cyan Profound State Capital for the Qingxuan Tournament drew near.

Since avenging his family upon returning to the Chu Clan, learning partial news about his parents, coupled with Gu Nianxue's departure,

these events spurred Chu Nan to train with more persistence, almost nonstop, always in a state of cultivation.

In these days, Kui Guang refined the Willow Branch Sword for Chu Nan, elevating it to the level of a King-level Spirit Martial, increasing its power by thirty percent!

Meanwhile, Chu Nan didn't rush to break through to the Yang Wheel Realm.

He could currently break through and drastically increase his combat power, but that wasn't what Chu Nan wanted.

As learned from Kui Guang, true geniuses in the Yang Wheel Realm must mold at least six Martial Wheels to qualify as prodigies.

Thus, Chu Nan decided to spend ample time accumulating his strength and insights, ensuring at least seven Martial Wheels before attempting the breakthrough.

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